Burner



May 25 1926.

c. w. TURNER BURNER Original Filed July 25, 1923 INVENTOR A TTOR/VEVS Patented May 25, 1926.

enemas WORTH TURNER, on NEW YORK, N. Y..

BURNER.

Application filed July 25, 1923, Serial No. 653,723. Renewed August '22, 1925.

This invention relates to burners and parwater vaporized and mixed in such a manner as to be combustible.

.A still further object of the invention is .to provide a burner in which a combustible mixture of water and oil is produced in a suf- 'ficient quantityv to maintain the ,burner in proper condition'for continuous generation and at the same time provide a flame for auxiliary heating.

In the accompanying drawing The figure isla perspective view of a. burner, disclosing an embodiment of the invention.

Referring to the accompanying drawing by numerals, 1 indicates a supply tankcontaining water While 2 and 3 indicate supply tanks containing hydrocarbon oil. The tan 1 maybe supplied with water from any suitable source and the water is preferably main- -tained under considerable pressure, as for instance, one hundred pounds to the square inch though it may be more or somewhat less if desired, according to the heat desired and the length of the flame. The oil tanks 2 and 3 are designed to supply oil to the pipe line 4 but usually only one tank is operated at a time and the respective valves 5 and 6 are, therefore, turned on and oil as desired. These tanks are maintained under a pressure substantially equal to they pressure in tank 1, which pressure may be maintained by forcing water in the bottom of the tanks or in any other desired manner. The tank 1 is supplied with water through a pipe 7 normally closed by the valve 8 while the tanks 2 and 3' are supplied with oil through the pipes 9 and 10 normally closed by the valves 11 and 12. These pipes are connected up to discharge pipes 13 and 0 14. and also to feed pipes 15 and 16. For instance, if the tank 3 should become empty, valve 5 is opened and valve 6 closed whereby oil is continually fed to the pipe 4. When this is done, valve 11 is opened whereby water may pass upwardly from pipe 15, through valve 19 and through valve 11 into the water in the tank 3 is allowed to flow.

out through the pipell to a suitable-discharge point. It will be understood that pipe 7 is connected to a suitable water supply maintained at the desired pressure while pipe 15 is connected to a suitablewater supply to maintain the desired pressure in the tanks 2 and 3. After the water has all been discharged from the tank 3, valve 20 is closed and valve 22 opened, valve 18 being already closed. Oil is forced through the feed pipe 16, pipe 10 into tank 3 until it is filled whereupon valve 22 is closedand valve 21 opened. This will allow the water pressure in the feed pipe 15 to act'on the tank 3 whereby it is in condition to be turned onto'the whenever desired.

The tanks 2 and 3 are provided with valves at the upper part which may be opened pipe. 4

whenever these valves are being drained of water. It will be noted that the construction provided is such that water under pres-j sure may be used to maintain the pressure in tanks 2 and 3 but ifpreferred, oil could be continually supplied to these tanks under pressure or pressure could be provided by substantially equal to the pressure in tank] 1. The pipe 4 extendsto pipe 23 into which it merges and also into which it discharges oil, said pipe 23 being connected to the heating cylinder 24 near the bottom in any desired manner. with an extension 23 which merges into a pipe 25, said pipe 25 being connected to the tank 1 so as to be provided with water under pressure. Suitable hand operated valves 26 and 27 are provided in pipe 25 near each end and between these valves there is arranged a check valve 28 which will allow the water to pass from the pipe 25 to pipe 23' but will not allow any reverse movement. A draining ipe 29 is also connected with pipe 25, said raining nine being provided with a valve 30.

The pipe 23 is provided The proportion of oil and water ma be varied according to circumstances, rom

equal parts oil and water to one part 'oil is several times as long as its diameter.

This cylinder is hollow and free of any obstructions interiorly. The cylinder 24 is maintained hot by the flame 31 and in addition the other cylinders 32, 33 and 34 are also maintained hot,.the degree of temperature varying with the volume of flame desired and also somewhat varying by reason of the distance with which it is projected. For instance, where the pressure is one hundred pounds to the square inch in tanks 1, 2 and 3, the temperature in cylinder 24 is on an average about 500 F. As the oil and water is discharged at considerable pressure into the tank, it circulates round and round through the tank and becomes a more or less gaseous vapor by reason of this mixture and heat. This vapor or gas eventually passes out of pipe 35 connected to the upper end of the cylinder 24 preferably centrally thereof. The pipe 35 is connected at 36 to the lower end of cylinder 32 and discharges the gas from the upper endof cylinder 24 into the lower end of cylinder 32, which latter cylinder is maintained at a higher temperature, as for in-' stance, 1000 F. This additional heat and movement of the gas as it circulates in the hollow cylinder 32 improves the condition of the gas and finally discharges the same through the pipe 37, which is preferably connected centrally of the upper end of cylinder 32. The pipe 37 leads the gas into the lower end of the cylinder 33, which latter cylinder is hotter than cylinder 32, as for instance, 1500 F. Gas after passin through this cylinder is naturally heated and becomes more nearly fixed gas. The gas finally is led out through the pipe 38 from the top of cylinder 33 to the bottom of cylinder 34. The. cylinder 34 is usually much higher than cylinder 33, as for instance, 2000 F. As the gas leaves the cylinder 34 through pipe 39, it is almost a fixed gas and the water is thoroughly mixed or combined with the oil so that as the gas is led to the nozzle 40 it discharges from said nozzle into the tubular member 41 at a comparatively high pressure and very hot, approximately 200 F. The tubular membe 41 is spaced from the tip 40 so that air ma be drawn-in with the gas and a Bunsen burner efi'ect secured at this point. The air and gas mixes in the tube 41 and is ignited as it'leaves this tube or a short distance thereabove whereby the flame 31 isprojected in the space between the four cylinders and, consequently, heats these cylinders.

duced at a comparatively reduced velocity,

whereas if the burner is to be used for heatmg, as for instance, steam bollers 1n ships,

the flame is elongated and projected twenty or thirty feet or some other distance, ac-

cording to the length of the burner.

' During the formation of the combustible gas or mixture projected through the jet 40, there will be a certain amount of. depositof asphalt-um or other heavy carbonaceous material. which deposits will be in liquid form and which may be drawn off from time to time through. the respective pipes 42, 43, 44 and '45, said pipes discharging into the drain pipes 46 and 47, which drain pipes discharge into the pipe 48 leading to a suitable, container or suitable place for discharge. Each of the pipes 42 to 45 inclusive, is provided with a valve so that the deposits cannot be moved out of the cylinders until these valves manually open and also so that the desired pressure will be maintained in the various cylinders. It will also be noted that the oil supply pipe 4'is provided with a hand actuated valve 49 and a check valve 50 which allows the oil to pass into the pipe 23 but prevents any return. A drain pipe 51 is also connected to pipe 4, said pipe bein provided with a suitable valve 52. Prel erably a gage is provided for the water tank 1, for the pipe 4 and for the jet 40 as the pressure in these members must be maintained at a 'ven level in order to secure a certain desired result. It is evident that gages may be supplied at. other points without departlng from the spirit of the invention. It will also be noted that the cylinders 24, 32, 33 vand 34 are held grouped together by a suitable band 53, which band is supported by suitable supporting legs or standards 54. It will, however,'be evident that other kinds might be provided for holding these cylinders in their grouped formation and for assisting in supporting the same.

What I claim is I 1. A burner, comprising a plurality of hollow gas producing units arranged in a circular group, the units of the group being so positioned as to present a central passageway in the group, means for forcing water and hydrocarbon oil into one of said units simultaneously, means for-maintaining said units heated, said means actin to produce a flame for not only heating t e units but heating outside elements, said flame passing through said passage-way in said group, and a plurality of means for leading the gasified oil and water from one unit to the other in series whereby its temperature is successively raised as it passes from one unit to the other and before it is discharged as a combustible mixture, said mixture being discharged into the means for producing said flame.

2. A burner, comprising means for mixing a combustible mixture with air, means for generating a gaseous mixture from water and hydrocarbon oil and discharging the same into the first mentioned means, said last mentioned means including a plurality of hollow members heated by the flame from the first mentioned means, and a pipe leading from one hollow member to the other, said pipes being arranged so that the hollow member originally receiving the water and hydrocarbon oil will have its pipe extend from the top to the bottom of the next hollow member and the next hollow member will have its pipe extending to the bottom of the next and so on for the entire group of hollow members in order that the gaseous mixture may be successively heated and the heavier hydrocarbons split or cracked. 1

3. A burner, comprising a group of cylinders arranged in the same horizontal plane, means for connecting the top of the first cylinder to the bottom of the second, means for connecting the top of the second cylinder to the bottom of the third and so on to the last cylinder, means, for directing hydrocarbon and water into the bottom of the first cylinder, a nozzle arranged 0pposite the center of said group of cylinders and positioned to discharge through the center' of said cylinders, means for directing combustiblemixture from the top of the'last mentioned cylinders to said nozzle, and means co-acting with the nozzle for mixing the combustible mixture with air whereby the discharge of the nozzle as it asses between said cylinders may be ignited for heating the cylinders and for projecting the flame therebeyond.

4. In a burner, a plurality of not less than three hollow cylindrical -gas generating elements, a pipe connecting the top of the first element to the bottom of the second element and so on in tandem for the entire group, means for supplying water andhydrocarbon oil to the bottom of the first cylinder, means for providing a flame for heating said elements and at the same time projecting the flame beyond the elements for Y heating other objects, and means for directing combustible mixture in the last of said generating elements to the means for projecting the flame CHARLES WORTH TURNER. 

